Watching this all unravel, all the so obvious manipulation of everything financial is like the story of the Little Dutch Boy who is puts his finger in the dike to stop the trickle, only to see another and another. It seems this dike is about ready to let go. It also reminds me of the propaganda that the Nazis promulgated at the end of WW2 where they would tell the populace of the great "victories" the Wehrmacht was winning. Only the victories were taking place closer and closer to Germany. The only real question now is what will be the thing that not makes the dike break, but that will finally wake up the hypnotized general public. My fear is they will never wake up. And that is truly the greatest tragedy of all. I value the connection to reality that this forum provides. Thanks to you all.